Kyoto
Closing: November 30, 2025Kyoto - 2025 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
150 West 65th St. at Broadway New York, NY 10023
Saving the Earth is a filthy business.
Welcome to the Kyoto Conference Centre, December 11, 1997. The nations of the world are in deadlock. Time is running out and a climate change agreement feels a world away. The greatest obstacle: American oil lobbyist and master strategist, Don Pearlman…
Fresh off critically acclaimed, sold-out productions in Stratford-upon-Avon and London’s West End, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Good Chance production of KYOTO makes its U.S. debut with an eerily prescient message.
KYOTO asks who gets to decide what’s worth saving when the entire planet is at risk—and what we’re willing to give up so we can move forward, together.
Kyoto - 2025 - Off-Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Kyoto
Kyoto Review. The first global response to global warming.
7 / 10
The quartet of theater artists who put together “Kyoto” – writers Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson, directors Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin — also worked together on The Jungle, an extraordinary immersive re-creation of a real-life refugee camp; Daldry and Martin also co-directed “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” No, there are no levitating people or disappearing ships, not even melting ice caps, and “Kyoto” is nowhere near as immersive as “The Jungle.’ But . there is a touch of audience immersion: We are all given a delegate or media badges to wear around our necks, and several theatergoers are enlisted to sit around the conference table as if important delegates. And the overall staging and the ensemble acting do turn this history lesson into an often engaging work of theater.
Review: Kyoto at Lincoln Center Theater
10 / 10
Kyoto is a unique theatrical experience, a hybrid of docudrama, political theatre, immersive theatre, and more. I learned more about the world climate change movement in that two-and-a-half hours in the Newhouse than I had from years of viewing media coverage. And what entertainment and insight it provided into the dynamic of international political negotiation!
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by A.A. Cristi - November 3, 2025
Lincoln Center Theater is presenting the American premiere of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Good Chance production of the 2025 Olivier Award-nominated play KYOTO. Read the reviews!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 3, 2025
Lincoln Center Theater has released production photos of the American premiere of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Good Chance production of the 2025 Olivier Award-nominated play KYOTO. See photos here!
by A.A. Cristi - October 8, 2025
Lincoln Center Theater unveils the first look at KYOTO, a powerful play about climate negotiations, premiering in the U.S. this October.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 29, 2025
You can now get a first look inside rehearsals for Lincoln Center Theater's production of KYOTO! The production marks the US premiere of the Olivier Award nominated play, fresh off two sold out runs in London.
by Stephi Wild - August 7, 2025
Lincoln Center Theater has announced the complete cast and creative team for the United States Premiere of the Royal Shakespeare Company and Good Chance production of the 2025 Olivier Award-nominated play KYOTO.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 2, 2025
Lincoln Center Theater has revealed its 2025-2026 season of productions in the Vivian Beaumont, Mitzi E. Newhouse, and Claire Tow Theaters. See the full lineup here!
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Kyoto - 2025 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Projection and Video Design | Akhila Krishnan |
| 2026 | Drama League Awards | OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY | Stephen Daldry |
| 2026 | Drama League Awards | OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY | Justin Martin |
| 2026 | Drama League Awards | OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION OF A PLAY | Kyoto |
| 2026 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Video/Projection Design | Akhila Krishnan |
| 2026 | The Lortels | Outstanding Director | Stephen Daldry |
| 2026 | The Lortels | Outstanding Director | Justin Martin |
| 2026 | The Lortels | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play | Jorge Bosch |
| 2026 | The Lortels | Outstanding Projection Design | Akhila Krishnan |
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